Flexible packaging

Amcor’s Carmen Becker Appointed to IDFA’s Fluid Milk Board

The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) appointed Carmen Becker, Vice President and General Manager of Specialty Containers at Amcor Rigid Packaging (ARP), to its Fluid Milk Board.

February 26, 2021

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 358

E-commerce/D2C packaging

Lenox Optimizes Wine Glass Packaging for Amazon Shipping

A packaging redesign for tableware brand Lenox for its red wine glasses hits the sweet spot, providing both enhanced sustainability and greater product protection for Amazon’s Frustration-Free Packaging requirements.

February 26, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

Unilever Japan's Lux Luminique Joins Mono-Material Movement

The company chose this PET mono-material, which comes from the GL Barrier range of films by Toppan Printing, after successfully collaborating with the converter on quality tests.

February 25, 2021

Flexible packaging

Pregis to Open Pennsylvania Manufacturing Facility

Pregis

Pregis is opening a 300,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Bethel, Penn., to produce lightweight, recyclable all-paper cushioned mailers to support demand in the Northeastern region of North America.

February 25, 2021

Plastics/resins

Novolex Appoints Chief Financial Officer

Novolex

Dennis Norman was appointed Chief Financial Officer. He succeeds Paul Palmisano, who has elected to retire after more than eight years at Novolex.

February 25, 2021

Cartons and boxes

Dog Food Carton is ‘Easy Like a Sunday Morning’

D2C company Sundays Dog Food chooses cereal carton-style box for its air-dried pet food, leaning in to the nostalgia of the format with its graphics and brand strategy.

February 25, 2021

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Steinecker GmbH Becomes an Autonomous Company Within the Krones Group

Krones, Inc.

Beginning in April 2021, Krones will move all its brewery business operations to Steinecker GmbH.

February 25, 2021

Additives, coatings & inks

INX International and CannedWater4Kids Send Drinking Water to Texas

INX International Ink Co.

INX International Ink Co. and CannedWater4Kids (CW4K) teamed up to send a rush delivery of CW4K premium drinking water packed in 16-oz aluminum bottles. The truckload of 33,600 units will arrive this week at the Montgomery County Food Bank near Houston.

February 25, 2021

Inspect/detect/checkweigh/x-ray

Eagle Product Inspection Hosts Webinar on New Era of Food Safety

Eagle Product Inspection

On March 3rd, Eagle Product Inspection will host a live webinar on “Automation, Traceability and Remote Options: Advanced X-ray Inspection for a New Era of Food Safety.”

February 24, 2021

Flexible packaging

Profol Americas Achieves ISO 9001:2015 Certification

Profol Americas Inc.

Profol Americas, Inc. was granted ISO 9001:2015 certification as designated by Verisys Registrars due to its implementation of a quality management system in its cast film manufacturing processes.

February 24, 2021

Sustainability

Ardagh Metal Packaging to Combine with Gores Holdings V

Ardagh Group

Ardagh Group S.A. and Gores Holdings V entered into a definitive business agreement under which Gores Holdings V will combine with Ardagh’s metal packaging business that will be held by Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A. to create an independent public company.

February 24, 2021

Sustainable Packaging

New D2C Cleaning Products: Refillable, Non-Toxic, and Counter-worthy

Blueland takes its first step toward transforming consumer shopping habits, with elegant, reusable bottles for cleaning products sold in a concentrated tablet format through e-commerce.

February 24, 2021

Secondary Packaging

Tray Sealer Brings Benefits to Berry Packaging

By eliminating a rigid, domed, snap-fit lid in favor of a clear flexible film applied by a new tray sealer, this German berry grower scores sustainability points and more.

February 24, 2021